Slight revision to my above comment:
We had leased a Honda Civic Hybrid, and when the lease ran out last spring, we weren't able to afford to buy the car. On the other hand, my dad was in the market for a car, and heard that we were going to be turning ours in. He'd been driving a minivan that he'd bought when he had a job delivering mail (post) that didn't work out. He was interested in a hybrid, and knew we'd taken good care of ours, so he paid the remainder (or whatever it's called). And he was so glad to get a good deal on a hybrid, that he gave us the van. Which is white. It has a number of little foibles (besides the horrible gas mileage). We somewhat affectionately call it "The White Elephant."
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